The Sacred Tooth Relic (Dālada) of the Buddha is the most venerated object of worship for Buddhists. Its present house, the Temple of the Tooth Relic (Dālada Māligāwa) in Kandy, Sri Lanka is considered the foremost sacred place of worship in the Buddhist world.
Tentative dates of the
Kandy Esala Perahera 2013:
11th – 21st August 2013
Date | Event |
2013-08-05 | Kapsituvima (Planting of the ‘Kapa’) |
2013-08-05 to 2013-08-08 | Internal Perahera of Four Devales |
2013-08-11 | 1st Kumbal Perahera |
2013-08-12 | 2nd Kumbal Perahera |
2013-08-13 | 3rd Kumbal Perahera |
2013-08-14 | 4th Kumbal Perahera |
2013-08-15 | 5th Kumbal Perahera |
2013-08-16 | 1st Randoli Perahera |
2013-08-17 | 2nd Randoli Perahera |
2013-08-18 | 3rd Randoli Perahera |
2013-08-19 | 4th Randoli Perahera |
2013-08-20 | 5th Randoli Perahera |
2013-08-21 | Day Perahera (Water Cutting Ceremony “Diya Kepeema”) |
Source : http://daladamaligawa.org/